e-commerce solution revolutionizing car ownership in sub-Saharan Africa. We started with an automotive marketplace, leveraging technology and robust offline operations to reduce pain points in the market for locally-used vehicles, delivering quality, convenience, and value to our customers.

Role Description

Peach works across a team here in Nairobi and an adjacent team located in Japan. The Japanese team is focused solely on R&D for Peach. A bulk of the work is innovating on supportive technologies to ease the inspection process, aid our mechanics in detecting vehicle issues more efficiently and acutely. We are looking for a curious individual to support the testing and implementation of these new technologies on the ground in Nairobi.

Roles and responsibilities

The R&D Intern will be responsible for:

• Tech Methodology Testing and Prototyping: Assisting in the development and implementation of technologies/ methodologies and proptypes from our Japan office to our Kenyan office.
• Research: Conduct in-depth on the ground research to support the development of our tech products in Japan.
• Creating Hypotheses: You will need to be able to do on-the-spot problem solving, asking questions, digging into different hypotheses to support the investigation of technical or mechanical errors.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed records of technology testing procedures, results and iterations. Contribute to the documentation and standard operating procedures for new technologies.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the Japanese R&D team, our internal product team and our IT department to successfully build, test and iterate on future tech products at Peach.

Requirements

• Curious mind – asks questions, recognises patterns and is able to see the big picture
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science
• 0-1 years relevant work experience
• Experience in innovation, product development, software and basic knowledge of automotive vehicles is a plus
• Excellent research, analytical and problem-solving skills

The candidate should-

• Have a strong attention to detail and good communication skills (both written and spoken)
• Be able to work in a fast paced environment
• Be able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Be a good problem solver and have the ability to collaborate with team members